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US Has Sent Deportees to Many African Countries, the Latest One Being Liberia. Here’s Why
Liberia will receive up to 1,200 migrants from the United States, and the first 20 are expected Thursday as officials face legal scrutiny.
- On Thursday, August 20, 2026, Liberia received the first 20 third-country nationals transferred from the United States, marking the start of a diplomatic arrangement to accept up to 1,200 individuals.
- Information Minister Jerolinmek Matthew Piah disclosed the arrangement Tuesday, citing diplomatic notes exchanged between the governments on September 4 and September 10, 2025, and arguing it reflects Liberia's "entirely humanitarian" traditions.
- Piah rejected suggestions that transferred individuals are convicted criminals, stating they will be received as "guests of the Republic of Liberia" and can apply for asylum under Liberian law.
- Legal experts have raised concerns that the transfers may violate international non-refoulement principles prohibiting deportation to places where individuals face persecution, amid the Trump administration's broader third-country removal effort.
- An estimated 11 such agreements exist with African nations, often kept confidential, while immigration lawyers warn the practice may serve as a loophole to indirectly return asylum-seekers to countries they fled.
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US has sent deportees to many African countries, the latest one being Liberia. Here’s why
The United States has sent 20 deportees to Liberia as part of a new deal involving 1,200 migrants. This agreement is among the largest third-country deportations under the Trump administration.
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